Posted: 2 August 2018
Jack’s quest for a portal to the past continues in season 2. This time the storylines had more depth, fight scenes were less boring compared to season 1, and more stories took place outside the futuristic city. Also in season 2, we saw a wider variety of villains other than Aku, such as robots and monsters, antagonize these 13 episodes.
Notable Episodes
In Season 2 (watched from July 17th to July 26th), there was a variety of different story types. These range from the noble stories of the rescue of the Scottsman’s wife and Jack finding his childhood home in ruins (thanks to Aku). There were also some silly stories, namely the flatulent dragon episode and the theft of Jack’s clothes and sword (must have been a fun ep to make *wink*). One of my favorite eps was when Jack was searching for a new pair of shoes.
Voice acting and Phil’s Twin Brother
The voice acting continues to intrigue. One of the notable mentions include the talented Kevin Michael Richardson’s many character voices on this show. I like how he used his trademark deep voice and added variation by adding different accents to the wide array of characters. It also seems that in the later copyright 2001 episodes, Phil LaMarr stepped down from voicing Jack and his twin brother “Pill” LaMarr stepped in and did quite a fine job. It was like Phil never left. Phil returned in the early copyright 2002 episodes. How do I know about this? It’s this (highlight to read): “There was a typo in the credits in the ‘voices’ section. Heehee!“
Another fine season
The cast and crew of Samurai Jack continue to bat 1000 in season 2. Season 2 is just as good as season 1 but the surprises keep on coming. If I can have likings to Genndy Tartakovsky’s other works such as the comedic Dexter’s Laboratory and the sci-fi of Sym-bionic Titan, I just had to give the fantasy adventure Samurai Jack the light of day and I’m glad I did. Finishing season 2 made me excited for more adventures in season 3 and for what’s to come in season 4 and 5.
I should finish watching season 3 by Friday. I will have a review posted as soon as I finish writing it.